Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-16
SFLURIDY ANN, :"
Or, How Moonshining Was Stop
ped In Bear Cove

When the peddler, after showing his
wares. asked. .'ef he could git ter stay
all night?" Aunt Rindy promptly
said no, and glared down upon him as
he sat on the front step, in thorough
disapproval of his presence and his
goods. But from behind Aunt Rindy's
back. Fluridy Ann gave the peddler a
meaning look, and pulled her aunt
back into the kitchen.
Now Aunt Rindy, you've done
promise me that eff put in the film,
and got that piece of linsey outen that
thar loom for Job MAYORS wife by
Saturday night / mout hev a new
neckercher. Didn't We nowP'
said ye could git one outen the
store, gal, heven't said nothin' about
your pesterin' of me along of a lazy
tramp that no body knows what he's up
to. I jest low he's nuthin more nor
less than spy fer the revenoos. and
eff on'y know'd hit he'd not git
outen Bear Cove with hull bone in
side err his skim
why, Aunt Rindy, pears like yer
q 'spicionin' every one that comes
along. They can't all on 'em be rev.
enoos. You didn't useter be that way.
This feller's got some master fine
neckerchers. Their all yellas an red.
Eff we uns let him stay, kin git one
powerful cheap"
Fluridy Ann spoke pleadingly. She
was plump and fair-haired, with
freckled yet rosy face-a true faced
twenty year old child of the mountains.
Aunt Rindy was tall, raw-boned, and
muscular, with an ascetic, severe cast
of features, and the wild eye of a derv-
ish. Since her son had been carried
off to the Nashville penitentiary, after
several years of moonshining, tina
conclur ed with open defiance to the
Federal authorities, and the wounding
of a deputy marshal, the old woman
had become morbidly savage and sus-
picious toward strangers, though fond
in her own stern way OF those about
her. Next after Jase, Fluridy Ann
was her favorite, yet she now rem ain
ed obdurate to her niece's entreatieA
..Ye mout ez well shet up, Fluridy
Ann" she said, setting her square jaws
firmly. HE skan't stay hysr. and that
settles hit. Hev We forgot Jase, and
him lovin' We as he dido Do We pint
eddy low ez I'm a goIn' ter let one OF
these strange fellers stop hyar agin, a
pretendin' to be this and that, fer ter
git ter spy and pry around and fetch
yer own brothers into trouble same
they uns did Jase? S-s-s-h! Eff We say
q nuther word I'll tex and slap ye
OVER
Fluridy Ann colored, stammered and
hesitated under this TRADE, but just
then q woman came hurriedly into the
cabin. past the peddler. who still sal
there, softly whistling to himself
s.Aunt Rindy," she cried. GREATNESS
IL, .Abe's wife hes jest TUX another
one of them spells. Abe's gone-yo,
know where-and eff suthin' 3 mt done
master quick, she won't come outer
hit. You know what ter do fer her.
never was no 'count at sech times. Hi
skeers me plum out"
Aunt Rindy was as prompt in actor
ss decisive in speech. She gathered
ND bottle and bunch of herbs from
the .fireboard," and left the house
saying:
IT allays know'd We was fool
S'manthy. You stay hyar with Flurid.
Ann. and eft ye don't run that tina
peddlar o3f'n yer agn git back, II
pintedly skin him alive, and you 'uns
too"
As she passed the peddler she said +
him:
..Now you mout es we'll git on 70
can't git ter stay hyar ter night and
don't want nary bit of argyin' over
nuther."
.3Old woman seems leetle teen.
with strangers" he remarked to tn
two girls, who stood silently watching
him after Aunt Rindy's departure.
..She hev er bleedged ter hev goo'
reason ter be-" said Ffuridy Ann
81 reckon she thinks I'm reveno'
spy. But thar amt airy bit OF tina
so, and jist want ter stop hysr
you'uns Il let me. TIM plum wore out
and hits late. and-rll pay ye well. !"
we don't charge people nuthin' III
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